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Drought in the Horn of Africa has been widespread, causing food insecurity that has triggered a regional humanitarian crisis, particularly among livestock-owning communities. FAO’s Abdal Monium Osman, Senior Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer, and Cyril Ferrand, Resilience Team Leader for East Africa explain what FAO is doing to help improve the resilience of pastoral livelihoods.
Q. How does the pastoralist system survive after a severe drought, like the ones in 2011 and 2017? A. The pastoral system employs a range of strategies to recover and enhance resilience. These strategies include the mobilization of pastoralists to exploit...
Q. How does the pastoralist system survive after a severe drought, like the ones in 2011 and 2017? A. The pastoral system employs a range of strategies to recover and enhance resilience. These strategies include the mobilization of pastoralists to exploit...
02-04-2018
In Ethiopia’s southeast region, livestock are essential for survival. “We were pure herders. We used to follow the water and grass,” said Mahabo Hassen, a female livestock owner from the outskirts of Warder, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
22/03/2018 The animals provide families with milk to drink and to make butter and yoghurt. Male camels and donkeys are also used to fetch water and transport grain. Sheep or goat hides, or rope made from camel skins also generates income....
22/03/2018 The animals provide families with milk to drink and to make butter and yoghurt. Male camels and donkeys are also used to fetch water and transport grain. Sheep or goat hides, or rope made from camel skins also generates income....
22-03-2018
Below-average rains forecast for Somalia could lead to devastating cattle losses and intensify malnutrition in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Nations food security agency has warned.
The grim scenario follows massive livestock deaths due to drought – up to 60 per cent of herds in some areas – that have severely damaged pastoralists’ livelihoods. “Somalia is traditionally an agro-pastoral economy [and] livestock losses have severely affected its economy...
The grim scenario follows massive livestock deaths due to drought – up to 60 per cent of herds in some areas – that have severely damaged pastoralists’ livelihoods. “Somalia is traditionally an agro-pastoral economy [and] livestock losses have severely affected its economy...
21-03-2018
Urgent support is needed to assist pastoralists as forecasts point to below-average rains in April-June
21 March 2018, Rome - In Somalia massive livestock deaths due to drought - 60 per cent of herds in some areas - have severely damaged pastoralists' livelihoods. The livestock losses threaten to exacerbate the country's food security situation, which remains...
21 March 2018, Rome - In Somalia massive livestock deaths due to drought - 60 per cent of herds in some areas - have severely damaged pastoralists' livelihoods. The livestock losses threaten to exacerbate the country's food security situation, which remains...
21-03-2018
Mongolian pastoralists gather to initiate community-driven data collection
Pastoralists constitute a third of Mongolia’s population, and their distinct way of life is considered an important national heritage. The “Pastoralist-Driven Data Management System” project, implemented by the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub, seeks to safeguard this livelihood and lifestyle in the...
Pastoralists constitute a third of Mongolia’s population, and their distinct way of life is considered an important national heritage. The “Pastoralist-Driven Data Management System” project, implemented by the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub, seeks to safeguard this livelihood and lifestyle in the...
09-03-2018